"There is a, a great desire on me on improving; getting better. That makes me happy. And everytime that I feel I am slowing down my learning process, my learning curve is getting flatter or whatever, then it doesn't make me very happy. That applies not only as a profession, as a racing driver, but also as a man."A few weeks ago, I started getting into guns. I took a 10 hour class on handgun safety, and I plan to take more to continue to improve. The next one will likely be personal protection inside the home. I really hope I never have to use what I'm learning, but it's fun to learn, and I like preparing myself as best as possible for unpredictable circumstances.
I don't like being limited by the equipment I use. This applies to all my hobbies. I want to be the limiting factor. I like having a lot of room for self improvement. This makes for a steep learning curve where, often times, the quality of my things is not proportional to my skill. This is challenging. Challenging is fun.
This is my 1911 (chambered, as the original, for the .45 ACP cartridge). The design was standardized 100 years ago during WWI. It was the standard issue side arm for the US armed forces from 1911 to 1985. The parts from 100 years ago are identical to the parts of today. Literally, exactly the same design. It's simple, and it's easy to see the singular function of each component. I am able to disassemble and reassemble with no tools, in about 5 minutes (but haven't timed myself, yet). It is fun to shoot, and has quite a kick. Having joined the local gun club and range, I'm enjoying improving. It will be a long time before I'm equipment limited. I'm certainly the limiting factor, and that is fun.
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